Young MBA denied job by Mumbai diamond export firm for being 'Muslim'
Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 12:20
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Mumbai: A Mumbai-based diamond export company has been accused of religious discrimination after it denied employment opportunity to a young man because he follows Islam, a leading newspaper reported on Thursday.
MBA graduate Zeshan Ali Khan was looking for a job in a leading export house and sent his resume to Hare Krishna Exports Pvt Ltd.
The reply he got from the company that has a global presence shocked him.
It reportedly read: “Thanks for your application. We regret to inform you that we hire only non-Muslim candidates.”
Khan told the daily that most of his friends who too had applied at the same company were immediately given jobs. He, however, got a reply which he had never expected.
Khan later narrated his experience on Facebook and consequently received a 'regret' mail from the company after his social media post generated sharp reactions.
Mahendra S Deshmukh, Associate VP & Head-HR, wrote to Khan: “We would like to clarify that the company does not discriminate against candidates based on gender, caste, religion, etc. Any hurt caused in the matter is deeply regretted.”
“This erroneous email was sent by my colleague Mrs Dipika Tike who has joined recently and is still on training,” Deshmukh added in his mail.
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Mumbai: A Mumbai-based diamond export company has been accused of religious discrimination after it denied employment opportunity to a young man because he follows Islam, a leading newspaper reported on Thursday.
MBA graduate Zeshan Ali Khan was looking for a job in a leading export house and sent his resume to Hare Krishna Exports Pvt Ltd.
The reply he got from the company that has a global presence shocked him.
It reportedly read: “Thanks for your application. We regret to inform you that we hire only non-Muslim candidates.”
Khan told the daily that most of his friends who too had applied at the same company were immediately given jobs. He, however, got a reply which he had never expected.
Khan later narrated his experience on Facebook and consequently received a 'regret' mail from the company after his social media post generated sharp reactions.
Mahendra S Deshmukh, Associate VP & Head-HR, wrote to Khan: “We would like to clarify that the company does not discriminate against candidates based on gender, caste, religion, etc. Any hurt caused in the matter is deeply regretted.”
“This erroneous email was sent by my colleague Mrs Dipika Tike who has joined recently and is still on training,” Deshmukh added in his mail.
MBA Graduate Denied A Job For Being ‘Muslim’ In Mumbai
Zeeshan Ali Khan, a young job aspirant in Mumbai, was denied a job in a leading export house because of his religion. Hare Krishna Exports, a diamond export company did not hire him saying they hire only non-Muslim candidates.
“Along with a bunch of friends, I forwarded my resume to diamond export company Hare Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. Almost half of them were immediately placed. I got a reply within 20 minutes of my application. I was shocked when I read it,” said Zeeshan, a MBA graduate told a newspaper.
“Initially, I thought it was a joke. Had they wanted to reject my application they could have given other excuses…,” he said. “Thanks for your application. We regret to inform you that we hire only non-Muslim candidates,” was the reply he received.
Zeeshan took up the issue of facing religious discrimination on Facebook and evoked heavy criticism against the company.
On Wednesday, he received a “regret” e-mail by a senior executive of the company. “We would like to clarify that the company does not discriminate against candidates based on gender, caste, religion, etc. Any hurt caused in the matter is deeply regretted,” said Mahendra S. Deshmukh, Associate VP & Head-HR of the company.
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